Sidney Katz: The Importance of Being Beautiful
This excerpt made me uncomfortable-a little bit. I definitely agree that ‘beautiful’ people have an easier path, and more access to power because of their looks.
I have been complimented many times, and I know, depending on my daily dose of confidence that I am considered pretty. But, at 25, I have had only one partner, and we are nearing 10 years.
So I think the article though supported by a sea of research made some pretty broad assumptions. Also, it did not addresss at all the envy that beautiful people have to deal with. I know it sounds like a pity-part; but sometimes, because of jealousy, a pretty woman is NOT liked by other women, and does not make women friends easily; especially if their boyfriends or husbands can’t stop ogling them.
However, I would have to agree with the broad assumptions. My aunt is disabled, and my mom once told me a story about when my aunt was about 4 or 5, and in school. It was a school that was for handicapped kiddos. The teacher told my mom, ( who was 17 when her sister, my aunt, was born), that her sister was “lucky, because she is so cute”. My mom replied, ‘ Thanks-but what do you mean, lucky’? The teacher told my mom that cute kids have the ability to draw people to them, and protect them. This is precisely what this excerpt talks about. It was a very ‘thought-provoking’ article.
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